Security Engineering Manager, Android Malware Analysis

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Cyber Security

Job Summary

Job Description

The Security Engineering Manager for Android Malware Analysis at Google leads a team in Bengaluru, India, responsible for analyzing, detecting, and mitigating Android malware. Responsibilities include managing a team of security engineers, performing reverse engineering, advocating secure practices within the Android ecosystem, researching potential attack vectors, and collaborating to improve Android security. The role requires expertise in malware analysis, reverse engineering, and team leadership. The candidate will work to reduce the harm caused by malware to Android users worldwide. This is a crucial role in protecting the security of Google's users and maintaining a safe operating environment for Android devices.
Must have:
  • 8+ years in security research/malware/reverse engineering
  • Experience coding (Python, Java)
  • Team leadership experience
  • Malware analysis expertise
  • Advocate secure practices
  • Research attack vectors
Good to have:
  • Cross-functional team experience
  • SQL, Code Analysis, or Python experience

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience working in one or more of the following areas: security research, malware, reverse engineering.
  • Experience coding in one or more general purpose languages like Python, Java, etc.
  • Experience leading Security Engineering teams.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience operating within cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, Networks, Operations, Business Development).
  • Experience with SQL, Code Analysis or Python.

About the job

There's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

You are a recognized expert in at least two security domains and use your leadership skills to manage a team that sets the direction and goals for solving Google-wide problems. You identify fundamental security problems at Google and drives major security improvements in Google infrastructure.

The Android Anti-Malware team turns big Android malware problems into small Android malware problems. We do this by analyzing upcoming, persistent, or severe malware families and malware categories, and by developing detection and mitigation strategies to reduce the harm they can cause to Android users.Android is Google’s open-source mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of security engineers (malware analysts) in Bengaluru.
  • Perform reverse engineering, analyse and detect malware at scale.
  • Advocate security and secure practices throughout the Google Play and Android ecosystem.
  • Conduct research to identify potential attack vectors against Android.
  • Work with other team members to improve Android Security knowledge of malware and propose methods to detect and mitigate them.

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